Psychotherapy, health, and gender: arguments for a gender-sensitive health-promoting psychotherapy

Authors

  • Cornelia Krause-Girth

Abstract

Health, well-being and gender issues are not usually essential parts of the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Successful psychotherapies promote good health, but this effect could be improved by taking into consideration the theories and research results of health sciences.

By describing some exemplary research results concerning the relationship between gender and health, and sex and gender in psychotherapy it is illustrated which basic command of health and gender psychotherapists should have who want to promote health and gender equality.

Key words:
Gender and psychotherapy; Health promotion; Resources; Risk and protective factors; Resilience

Author Biography

Cornelia Krause-Girth

Prof. Dr. med. Cornelia Krause-Girth, Jg. 1951, Diplom-Psychologin, Fachärztin für Psychotherapeutische Medizin, Psychoanalytikerin (DPV/IPA), Gruppenanalytikerin in eigener Praxis. Hauptamtlich Hochschullehrerin für Klinische Psychologie an der Fachhochschule Darmstadt, Fachbereich Sozialpädagogik

Korrespondenz: Prof. Dr. med. Cornelia
Krause-Girth, Fachbereich Sozialpädagogik,
Fachhochschule Darmstadt, Adelungstraße
51, 64283 Darmstadt, Deutschland

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Published

2004-01-01

How to Cite

Krause-Girth, C. (2004). Psychotherapy, health, and gender: arguments for a gender-sensitive health-promoting psychotherapy. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, (1), 26–35. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/408

Issue

No. 1 (2004): Psychotherapie Forum 12/1 (veröffentlicht bei Springer Wien New York)

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Original Work

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